Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	king_n	roger_n	sequester_v	15	3	16.3458	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90914	Poyer's vindication, in answer to a lying pamphlet, intituled A short comment upon the grounds and reasons of Poyer's taking up arms in the second differences, which are monstrous false lies: scattred abroad to uphold the broken reputation of a poor solicitor, for those cowardly turncoat cavaliers in the county of Pembroke, who (for reducing of them unto the Parliament) useth all means to have mine and my fellow-prisoners bloud; which they (and their cavaliering army) durst not attempt when they were in arms against the Parliament. / Published for satisfaction of all those that desire the truth herein: By Col. John Poyer, now a prisoner at Whitehall.	Poyer, John, d. 1649.; Elliot, John, Parliament-Commissioner.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3123; Thomason E548_31; ESTC R205603	6,377	8

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to_o satisfy_v his_o unsatiable_a desire_n have_v thus_o mask_v himself_o in_o a_o dark_a scene_n without_o name_n be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o such_o falsehood_n as_o be_v there_o set_v forth_o i_o delight_v not_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n of_o my_o own_o welldoing_a but_o to_o remove_v those_o base_a aspersion_n cast_v upon_o i_o by_o inveterate_a enemy_n to_o i_o and_o all_o those_o that_o first_o affect_v the_o parliament_n somewhat_o i_o shall_v brief_o say_v i_o praise_v god_n for_o though_o i_o boast_v not_o of_o my_o parent_n yet_o it_o be_v well_o know_v they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o do_v accompany_v the_o relator_n elliot_n father_n from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o livelihood_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v look_v upon_o former_a subsidy_n roll_n and_o the_o subsidy_n grant_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o parliament_n shall_v find_v i_o a_o high_a collector_n and_o equal_o charge_v with_o his_o worship_n who_o have_v succeed_v so_o well_o in_o his_o false_a information_n that_o 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